Nationalisation of Northern Rock - WikipediaOn 12 September 2007, Northern Rock asked the Bank of England, as lender of last resort in the United Kingdom, for a liquidity support facility due to problems in raising funds in the money market to replace maturing money market borrowings The problems arose from difficulties banks faced over the summer of 2007 in raising funds in the money market

Financial transaction tax - WikipediaA financial transaction tax is a levy on a specific type of financial transaction for a particular purpose The concept has been most commonly associated with the financial sector; it is not usually considered to include consumption taxes paid by consumers A transaction tax is not a levy on financial institutions per se; rather, it is charged only on the specific transactions that are